Lanzhou has announced three urban public transportation price adjustment plans: public transportation operations are facing long-term losses, provincial capital | ticket prices | plans
Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province, which will hold a hearing on the adjustment of urban bus fares on September 8th, has announced three price adjustment plans. Pengpai News has noticed that the official recently disclosed the background of this price adjustment - the operation of urban public transportation in Lanzhou has been "trapped in long-term losses and difficult to sustain.".
According to the WeChat official account "Lanzhou Daily", Lanzhou Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. released the "Lanzhou Urban Bus Fare Adjustment Risk Assessment Publicity" on August 25.
According to the "Risk Assessment Publicity", the current bus fare standards in Lanzhou were established in 2003. With the development of the social economy, in order to meet the growing travel needs of the people and the national development policy of energy conservation, emission reduction, and environmental protection, bus facilities and services are becoming increasingly perfect, bus operation routes are constantly extending, and large capacity, high-end, and new energy buses are becoming more and more popular. As a result, the operating costs of bus enterprises continue to increase. In addition, fuel and car parts prices are increasing year by year, and personnel costs are increasing. Lanzhou's urban bus operation has fallen into a long-term loss and unsustainable situation.
To improve the pricing mechanism for public transportation fares in Lanzhou, enhance the sustainable development capacity of public transportation operations, enhance the efficiency and service level of public transportation operations in Lanzhou, continuously meet the needs of the general public for safe and fast travel, promote the sustainable and healthy development of public transportation, and form a public transportation operation model that is acceptable to the public, affordable for enterprises, and financially affordable. According to documents such as the Price Law of the People's Republic of China, the Government Setting Price Hearing Measures, the Pricing Catalogue of Gansu Province, and the Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Priority Development of Urban Public Transport in Lanzhou City, the Development and Reform Commission of Lanzhou City plans to initiate the adjustment procedure for urban public transportation ticket prices in Lanzhou City.
According to the Risk Assessment Publicity, the content of this public opinion consultation includes: public opinions and suggestions on the adjustment of urban bus fares in Lanzhou City; The public's opinions and suggestions on the possible changes in the cost of living, resident income, socio-economic, transportation, public infrastructure construction, and other aspects that may arise from the adjustment of urban bus ticket prices; And opinions and suggestions on other possible impacts that may arise from the implementation of the matter.
Previously, the website of the Lanzhou Development and Reform Commission had announced that a hearing on the adjustment of urban bus fares in Lanzhou would be held at 9:30 am on September 8th.
The three officially announced price adjustment plans include:
Option 1: The fare for a single ticket system line is 2 yuan; The multi ticket system starts at 2 yuan and allows passengers to take 10 stops, with an additional 5 stops up to 0.50 yuan.
Ticket discount: Adult card and laid-off and unemployed person discount card merged into regular card. 15% off for regular cards, 40% off for student cards, and 50% off for senior cards. Elderly people over 70 years old have a 50% discount on peak hours and a maximum of 60 exemptions per month during peak hours.
Option 2: The fare for a single ticket system line is 2 yuan; The multi ticket system starts at 2 yuan and allows passengers to take 10 stops, with an additional 5 stops up to 0.50 yuan.
Ticket discount: Adult card and laid-off and unemployed person discount card merged into regular card. 10% off for regular cards, 45% off for student cards, and 50% off for senior cards. Elderly people over 70 years old have a 50% discount on peak hours and a maximum of 60 exemptions per month during peak hours.
Option 3: 2 yuan per vote system.
Ticket discount: Adult card and laid-off and unemployed person discount card merged into regular card. 10% off for regular cards, 40% off for student cards, and 50% off for senior cards. Elderly people over 70 years old can enjoy a 50% discount on peak hours and a maximum of 180 times per month off peak hours.
The operating cost data for Lanzhou Public Transport Group from 2020 to 2022 released by the Lanzhou Development and Reform Commission is: after review, the average actual total operating cost for Lanzhou Public Transport Group from 2020 to 2022 is 1297304600 yuan, and the complete unit operating cost is 2.13 yuan per person. The priced operating cost after offsetting fiscal subsidies and other income is 87.53555 million yuan, with a unit priced operating cost of 1.44 yuan per person.
In addition, there were a total of 25 participants in this hearing, including 10 consumers, 1 representative of the Municipal People's Congress, 1 member of the Municipal Political Consultative Conference, 5 experts and scholars, 3 government departments and social organization personnel, 5 business operators and stakeholders.
The bus fares in Lanzhou New Area have been confirmed to officially increase starting from September.
On August 4th, the website of the Lanzhou New Area Management Committee released a notice from the Lanzhou New Area Economic Development Bureau and the Lanzhou New Area Urban and Rural Construction and Transportation Management Bureau on adjusting the bus fares in Lanzhou New Area. The adjusted fare plan will be implemented from September 1st, 2023. Regional buses will implement a 2-yuan one ticket system, while urban and rural buses will implement a 3-yuan one ticket system for routes within 15km, a 4-yuan one ticket system for routes between 15-20km, and a 5-yuan one ticket system for routes above 20km.
Previously, the Lanzhou New Area implemented a 1 yuan per ticket system for regional public transportation, while the urban and rural public transportation system was 2 yuan per ticket.